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forbiddingly

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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • \-ˈbi-diŋ-lē\ adverb
    • /fəˈbɪd.ɪŋ/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • \-ˈbi-diŋ-lē\ adverb

Definition of forbiddingly word

  • noun forbiddingly In a forbidding manner. 1

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Parts of speech for Forbiddingly

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

forbiddingly popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 92% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

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Synonyms for forbiddingly

adverb forbiddingly

  • grimly — stern and admitting of no appeasement or compromise: grim determination; grim necessity.
  • bleakly — bare, desolate, and often windswept: a bleak plain.
  • dismally — causing gloom or dejection; gloomy; dreary; cheerless; melancholy: dismal weather.
  • sternly — firm, strict, or uncompromising: stern discipline.
  • gloomily — dark or dim; deeply shaded: gloomy skies.

Antonyms for forbiddingly

adverb forbiddingly

  • pleasantly — pleasing, agreeable, or enjoyable; giving pleasure: pleasant news.

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